This course prepares the student with the knowledge and skills to explore and interpret healthcare data. The student learns to conduct data analyses of complex practices and organizational issues that shape healthcare. During the course, the student will analyze, interpret, and report data to influence change.

Students will become familiar with the conventions of the various forms of scientific writing for nursing research, inc. writing for dissemination of knowledge to lay consumers. Will identify topical areas for their research and synthesize the literature relevant to their identified research topic and/or specific research questions. Will examine the ways that race, gender, class, disability and other identities manifest in their area of interest.

This course explores the philosophical issues underpinning scientific knowledge in nursing. Ontological and epistemological implications for the development of nursing knowledge will be explored. In the processes of analyzing and synthesizing, students will move through nursing's meta-paradigm to the major conceptual models and theories in nursing.

The focus of this course is on the mechanics of grant writing and to provide the student a foundation for the art and science of grant seeking. Faculty will offer a hands-on practical approach to grant writing, including the development of a grant and the peer review process. Prereqs: GNUR 8110, GNUR 8120, and GNUR 8230, or instructor permission

This course develops leadership capabilities to improve the macrosystem of healthcare. Students examine approaches to promote quality and safety, assimilate and analyze outcome data pertaining to quality and safety, articulate evidence-based strategies for system-wide improvements, and describe potential evaluation methods. Conduct an organization level needs assessment to identify potential priorities for quality improvement.

This course introduces the use of information technology for managing patient care and healthcare systems. Explores the nature and functions of healthcare informatics, the current state of the science, and its applications. Emphasis on use of information technology as a methodology for analysis of evidence in clinical decision-making and research. Students will research the development and implementation of information technology to evaluate outcomes.

Prerequisite: Doctoral standing or instructor permission.

Independent Study in Nursing

Credit taken concurrentlyw ith master's coursework as approved by the faculty.

PhD students register for 1-4 credits of mentored study with a faculty member. The mentored study develops a topic through in-depth literature review. The final project is a manuscript ready to be submitted for publication in a professional journal. If agreeable with the dissertation committee, this publication could be included as one of the dissertation manuscripts for students selecting the manuscript option.